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Infrastructure Linux News for Mar 29, 2011

Open Source Electronics Pioneer Limor Fried on the DIY Revolution(Mar 29, 2011, 21:36)WIRED: "Limor Fried is a maker's maker. Sure,
she's got prime geek credentials: She earned an electrical
engineering degree from MIT, invented several delightfully nerdy
things to do with Altoid tins, and reverse-engineered the legendary
Roland TB-303 synthesizer. Now she runs Adafruit Industries, a New
York City company that makes open source electronics kits and
components for the growing tide of DIYers."

People behind Debian: Bdale Garbee, chair of the technical committee(Mar 29, 2011, 18:07)apt-get install debian-wizard: "Maybe you have
heard the story where he got his beard shaved by Linus Torvalds to
raise funds to protect the Tasmanian Devil. More seriously Bdale
has played and continue to play a number of important roles in the
Debian community."

Linux distros build on Conary package system(Mar 29, 2011, 13:03)Linux Devices: "Foresight Linux, which our
sister site DesktopLinux once called 'the distribution for those
who like living on GNOME's cutting edge', has reached version
2.5."

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Google as Open Source Big Brother(Mar 29, 2011, 08:47)Open Source Fact and Fiction: "Google has set
themselves up as 'Big Brother' here and made the decision 'for our
own good'. This big brother approach is not going to win them any
points or fans in the community, except for the big tablet makers
who get a bit of a bigger head start on the market."